Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

MnROAD Test Sections

Low Volume Road

Semi on highway

Low Volume Road

The Low Volume Road (LVR) carries a controlled five-axle semi-tractor trailer loaded to various weight conditions.

Low volume road test cell map

LVR section design profiles

Drive the LVR!

Twice a year, the Office of Aeronautics assists MnROAD with capturing drone footage of the test cells. All of the footage is loaded to our YouTube channel and organized into playlists by date and by project.